The move follows similar steps in other European countries, including France and Spain.
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Category: International
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Austria plans social media ban for under-14s
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Why is it so hard to pass through the Strait of Hormuz?
Around 20% of the world’s oil supply normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz – the narrow waterway between Iran and the horn-like tip of the Arabian peninsula.
Right now it is effectively closed, with Iran deciding which ships can get through, and the impact is being felt worldwide.
The BBC’s Diplomatic Correspondent Paul Adams explains why navigating this key shipping channel could be so dangerous.
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Savannah Guthrie to return to Today show as search for mother continues
The US television presenter will return to hosting the NBC news programme in April.
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US Senate agrees Homeland Security funding
“We’re here because, thanks to Democrats determined refusal to reach an agreement, there will be no Homeland Security funding bill this year,” he said. “Instead… Republicans funded the Department of Homeland Security piecemeal. That is not the way to fund the department.”
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Marco Rubio meets G7 counterparts amid Iran war
It is the secretary of state’s first foreign trip since the conflict began last month.
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Whale swims for freedom after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast
Rescue teams now believe the whale has reached deeper water in Lübeck Bay and hope it will head for the wider sea.
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South Africa's exclusion from G7 summit no surprise, says Ramaphosa
Reports say the US pressured France to rescind Ramaphosa’s invitation after Trump threatened to boycott the summit.
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Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister
Balendra Shah won the election by a landslide promising change to Nepalis who are angry at corruption.
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'A game-changing moment for social media' – what next for big tech after landmark addiction verdict?
The ruling could be the beginning of the end of social media as we know it, writes the BBC’s technology editor Zoe Kleinman.
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Russia bans Oscar-winning film 'Mr Nobody Against Putin'
A court alleges that the documentary promoted “negative attitudes” about the Russian government and the war in Ukraine.
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